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Case Study on nutrient management valuation in Rondonópolis municipality in the upper Pantanal Region of South America.

The exponential growth of human activities has changed the biogeochemical cycles
worldwide in the last century (Sutton et al. 2013b). The scale of these changes has
increased the necessity to develop joined-up approaches that optimize the planet’s
nutrient cycles for delivery of our food and energy needs, while reducing threats to
social and economic well-being, including threats to climate, ecosystem services and
human health. The emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and

Case Study on nutrient management valuation in Rondonópolis municipality in the upper Pantanal Region of South America.

Agricultural system has been identified as a playing a key role in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) due to the numerous challenge to produce enough food to feed an increasing population1.

Lake Chilika Ecosystem Health Card 2014

After earlier editions, the 2014 version of the Lake Chilika Ecosystem Health Card is now available.

Coupling global models for hydrology and nutrient loading

The Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment–Global Nutrient Model (IMAGE–GNM) is a global distributed, spatially explicit model using hydrology as the basis for describing nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) delivery to surface water, transport and in-stream retention in rivers, lakes, wetlands and reservoirs.

Global riverine N and P transport to ocean increased

One of the major cause of increased retention is the growing number of reservoirs which now account for 10 24 and 22% of global N and P retention/removal in freshwater systems, respectively.

Position Paper - Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Nutrient Performance Indicators

This paper offers the technical basis and supporting research for using Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) as a performance indicator to improve global food production and control the potential harmful environmental impacts of excess nitrogen-based compounds from manufactured and animal waste fertilizers. NUE implies a more precise application of nutrients that is based on current agronomic principles in combination with other factors like soil health, water availability, climate, and type of crop.